Murder Was the Case That They Gave Me

“In Tulsa, two men attempted to steal some copper wire from a radio tower and accidentally electrocuted themselves. One of them died and the other was charged with first-degree murder while recovering from his burns in the hospital; the girlfriend of the deceased was also charged with murder, for having driven them to the tower.” Those murder charges may sound a little crazy, but it turns out they’re not that unusual in America. Sarah Stillman in The New Yorker: Sentenced to Life for an Accident Miles Away. “A draconian legal doctrine called felony murder has put thousands of Americans—disproportionately young and Black—in prison.”